PTC – Page 5 – Georgetown Elementary School

Posted on March 25, 2011

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HAPPY LAST FRIDAY BEFORE SPRING BREAK!!!

NEWS FROM THE OFFICE…….. Well we had a pretty uneventful week here at Georgetown. Now don’t take that wrong……. that is not a bad thing! Just smooth sailing! : ) Drum roll please…… ONLY 4 more school days until Spring Break! YIPPEE ~~~~ One more thing, DO NOT FORGET about our 5th Grade fundraiser breakfast this Saturday at Vitale’s! You may purchase tickets at the door for $7 each. It will be held from 9am to 11 am.

TALENT SHOW NEWS…….. Remember this will be next Thursday, March 31. If your child will be performing you will receive something home to let you know at which performance they will be in. We are having two shows, one at 9:15 am and one at 1:15 pm. Also do not forget that if you are unable to make this, Mrs. Reagan records both shows and posts them on our school blog so you will not have miss it!

MAY 3 BOND ELECTION……. We are so fortunate to be in a school community which is growing. Over the past 5 years, Hudsonville Public Schools has
grown by 604 students. This trend is not new to Hudsonville as our enrollment has almost tripled over the last 25 years. In an effort to address the need for additional classroom space, our Board of Education unanimously approved a resolution to go before voters with a bond request. The proposal to be voted on May 3 calls for:
•New 9+ building on the existing high school site
•New South Elementary located on Greenly Street
•New competition pool and fine arts auditorium
•New transportation facility
•Reconfiguring the Freshman Campus to an Early Childhood Center
•Technology upgrades to all school buildings
•Athletic upgrades at Baldwin, Riley, and High School
Since the district is part of the School Bond Revolving Fund (SBRF), which the state makes available to rapidly growing districts, we will be able to build the facilities and improvements without a millage increase. Currently, the districts levies 7.0 mills for debt retirement and the rate will remain at 7.0 mills. The total cost of the proposal will be $82,000,000.00. If you have questions please visit our website, www.hudsonvillepublicschools.org or call our superintendent, Nick Ceglarek, 616-669-1740 ext 1.

YEARBOOKS…….. Your student should have brought home their yearbooks home this week. The Office just wants to let you know that we have “extra” yearbooks for sale in the office. These will be sold for $10 per yearbook. They will be available on a first come, first serve basis. If you will be writing a check, please make it payable to “GEORGETOWN ELEMENTARY”.

SPRING ART SHOW ………. Save the date! The 2011 Hudsonville Student Art Show is just around the corner! There will be a special reception for Georgetown Artists on Tuesday, April 26 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Check out the flyer… 2011FlyerPDF and visit Mrs. Brouwer’s Art Room Blog for more information about the art show!

FOOD SERVICE NEWS……… Attention Parents: The food service department is going “green” and will be piloting a new program in your building this month. Starting with the April menu, you will receive the monthly lunch menu and deposit slip form by email through the School Messenger system. If you have an email address registered with the school system, you will receive this information the third week of every month. You can also print a copy of the monthly menu off of our web page at www.jenhudfood.org. If you do not have email or access to a computer, you can request from your building secretary to have a paper copy sent home each month. Paper copies will also be available in each building for pickup. Please feel free to contact Stacey at 667-3352 or swykoski@hpseagles.net if you have any questions or concerns. I am also attaching the April menu April 2011 Hud Elem and the deposit slip Deposit Slip .

3/26 ~ Vitale’s Breakfast Fundraiser

4/12 ~ Instrument Fittings here @ Georgetown

4/20 ~ Parent Informational Meeting @ Baldwin Middle/7pm

4/21 ~ Parent Informational Meeting @ Riley Middle/7pm

4/27 ~ Course Selection/Enrollments due back to your 5th Gr teacher

5/2 ~ 7pm 6th Gr Orientation for 5th Gr parents and students

5/19 ~ 5th grade CAMP meeting

5/25 thru 5/27 ~ 5th grade CAMP

6/3 ~ 5th Grade CELEBRATION!!!!

PTC NEWS………. The PTC just wanted to update you on the recent Book Fair news! Way to go Georgetown is all I can say! As a school we raised $205 for ONE FOR BOOKS! Yey!! We also earned $2500 for books for our library and classrooms. This is awesome.

The other note is about our Marco’s Pizza Night………. we raised $88 for Georgetown and the winning classroom was 5th Gr ~ Mrs. Bouwens. Enjoy that pizza party 5th graders!

COMMUNITY ED NEWS…….. It looks like Community Ed will be offering some fun and exciting activities for kids over Spring Break. These will be offered through Gymnastics Unlimited and are being offered for girls and boys, ages 4 through 16! Please read the attached flier for more information….. Spring break 2011(2) . Currently the new activities that are offered are Golf Lessons ….. SpringGolfForm2011 , HEAT Swimming Opportunities ….. 2011HEATSpring, Young Rembrandts Drawing Class……. Georgetown Spring 2011b, Fun with Sign Language…..SignLanguageGTWN2011 and Sports & More Camp….. GVSUActivityCampSpring. Please remember you can visit the Community Ed website for all of the activities that are currently available and you are ALSO able to register on line for these courses through this link! http://commed01.hudsonville.k12.mi.us/Default.aspx .

SWIMMING LESSONS……. Hudsonville Community Education still has some spots available for our spring session of swim lessons. Class meets every Saturday for 8 weeks, April 16 – June 4, 2011, at 8:15 a.m. These classes are for kids ages 3 and up. We have openings in every level 1 – 5. Cost is $40 for residents and $50 for non residents. To register, please visit www.hudsonvillepublicschools.org or call Rebecca at 669-7747, ext. #3.

BOATER SAFETY CLASSES…….. These will be offered through Community Ed ALSO!! You may also register for these online at the Community Ed website too. Here is the information though if you are interested…….

AGES: 12 & UP; WHEN: Saturday, April 16 OR Saturday, May 21 (choose only ONE day); TIME: 9am to 3pm; WHERE: Hudsonville High School, Room #109 (enter through the front entrance, turn right by office, then turn left to #109); COST: $10 per person. www.hudsonvillepublicschools.org

COMMUNITY NEWS…….. TASTE OF HUDSONVILLE……On Saturday, May 7th the Hudsonville Band Boosters will be sponsoring “Taste of Hudsonville” in the Hudsonville High School gymnasium from 2-5pm. This community-wide event will showcase food from at least thirteen area restaurants as well as the instrumental music talent of the Hudsonville Band program. In addition to great food and music, a large silent auction and 50/50 raffle will be held. Tickets for the event can be purchased daily in the Hudsonville High School and Middle School offices, in the high school lobby on Tuesdays from 5-6pm, at the Avon Store and at Lake Michigan Credit Union on 32^nd Ave. beginning Monday, April 11^th. Advanced sale tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for senior citizens and $5 for children 10 and under (all tickets are an additional $2 at the door).

SUMMER SPORTS CAMP…….. Save $100 on a summer sports camp! Are you looking for a summer athletic camp for your kids? Cornerstone University is offering your school a $100 discount before April 15th. All discounts are valid for online registration only, and you must use promo code SUMMERFUN at your check-out to receive the discount. For more details visit www.cugoldeneagles.com to see a list of dates and camp offerings.

SPRING BREAK OPEN SWIM………. At Hudsonville High School Pool…. ($2.50 per person or $8 for immediate family.)

Saturday: April 2, 2-4PM

Monday: April 4, 2-4PM

Tuesday: April 5, 2-4PM

Wednesday: April 6, 2-4PM

Thursday: April 7, 2-4PM

Friday: April 8, 2-4PM

Saturday: April 9, 2-4PM

Lap Swim will also take place from 5:30-7AM.

SUMMER 2011 LAKER WRITERS CAMP……… Please read the following attached flier if you are interested in this opportunity. The registration is attached also. This is being offered for students in grades 4-12 (Grades they will be entering in the fall). Laker_Writers_Camp_2011

UPCOMING EVENTS

3/24 5th Grade visits Baldwin Middle School

3/31 Georgetown Talent Show at 9:15am/1:15pm

4/1 – 4/10 SPRING BREAK!!!!!!

4/15 Popcorn Friday

4/15 M/W Friday for Kindergarten

4/26 Art Show @ Park Elementary

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Nurenberg : )

Posted on March 14, 2011 March 14, 2011

PTC Minutes, March 10, 2011

May 3, 2011 Election/Bond Vote

Nick Ceglarek & Art Bolt reviewed the Bond Proposal for the Bond Vote scheduled for May 3, 2011. This plan is based on a 5-year projection for growth. Proposal includes:

New 9+ building next to the current High School.
This building could sustain as its “own” high school in the future, but we are not there yet.
New South Elem. Building off of Greenly
New Competition Pool & Fine Arts Center
New Transportation Facility
Current Freshman Campus to become an Early Childhood Center
Tech. Upgrades
Upgrades to Athletic Facilities

No MIL increase with this proposal – 7MIL rate stays the same

May 3 Bond/Election Ballot Items:

Operating Millage Renew-Need a YES
Bond Proposal Request- Need a YES
School Board Members

Occupancy Time:

New South Building: Fall 2013
New 9+ Building: Fall 2014/2015
ECC Building: Fall 2015

There is serious concern with the Governor’s proposed budget cuts for K-12. This proposal would put our district into possible crisis mode. A call was put out to contact our Representatives today! If you are interested in finding out about these issues, please visit:

GRPress: 3/12/11 Snyder’s Budget Impact Hits Locally

Sen Whitmer Says NO!

MSNBC: Michigan Creates Crisis

Snyder’s Proposals Problematic for Schools

Updates from Mrs. Regan:

3^rd & 5^th graders are taking part in the CoGAT Testing
MEAP Scores are back. The Students did very well!
Kindergarten Round-up took place. Currently we have 105 new Kindergarten and Pre-K students registered. Approximately half the group consists of first timers.
Georgetown had 99% participation for teacher conferences. Way to go teachers and parents!

Upcoming dates:

Just Write Celebration in May. See school calendar on blog to the right.
Liverpool will be sending 16 Student Teachers again this year: May 16-23.
Raey Guang Visit, May 1.

Budget Review:

Basket Raffles raised $1,800.00 dollars. The monies will be going to the teachers this year.
Pizza Nights raised $1,152.00 dollars
We came out ahead on the Father/Daughter Dance
The Popcorn Friday’s fund is almost depleted

Old Business:

Basket Raffles did better than anticipated. Teachers will each be receiving Stipends from the monies raised.
Father/Daughter Dance went really well. Better turn out than expected, but we could have used more volunteers.
Family Donation raised $2,665.00 for the family and they have received a check already!
Box Tops turned in $576.00 dollars and $60.00 in Spartan labels. Classroom winners wer
Mr. Jurewicz, Mrs. Quigley, Mr. Bowen: Each of these classes earns a special party.

New Business:

Book Fair is March 14-18. More volunteers are still needed yet. This year we are also offering an online fair!
Holiday Gift Shop dates are set for next year, Nov.28 – Dec. 2^nd. We need a new Chairperson for this event. Fun Services will be used again also for this event.
Spring Carnival is on Friday, May 13^th. They are planning on using the same company as last year, having pizza and a cake walk again.
The Mother/Son event is May 7^th. The event will have a “Rock Jam” theme.
Next PTC Meeting will be in May. Board Nominations will take place as this time. We will have some openings on the board. You can email or call and speak with current board members to submit nominations!
Vitalie’s Breakfast for the 5^th grade camping trip will take place on March 26^th.

Posted on March 10, 2011

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HAPPY THURSDAY GEORGETOWN PARENTS!

NEWS FROM THE OFFICE…… Woo-Hoo, what a fabulous short week we had here. How can it get much better than having a four day week and being able to wear “comfy” reading clothes too! We had Kindergarten Round-Up this week also and it went very well. We are going to have another bumper crop of PK and K students again this coming school year. Lots of new little students in our district! : ) Now for the exciting Spring Break count down……… 14 more school days!!

FOOD SERVICE NEWS……… Attention Parents: The food service department is going “green” and will be piloting a new program in your building this month. Starting with the April menu, you will receive the monthly lunch menu and deposit slip form by email through the School Messenger system. If you have an email address registered with the school system, you will receive this information the third week of every month. You can also print a copy of the monthly menu off of our web page at www.jenhudfood.org. If you do not have email or access to a computer, you can request from your building secretary to have a paper copy sent home each month. Paper copies will also be available in each building for pickup. Please feel free to contact Stacey at 667-3352 or swykoski@hpseagles.net if you have any questions or concerns.

5th GRADE NEWS……. Just going to list a few dates for you to put on your calendars to remember for upcoming 5th grade events. Wow…. hold on tight, before you know it you will have a middle schooler! I also wanted to attach the flier that you can fill out and return for the upcoming fundraiser for 5th Grade CELEBRATION!! Come out and enjoy a pancake breakfast at Vitale’s and support our 5th graders. The cost is $7/person and the form AND money need to be turned in by FRIDAY, MARCH 18! Please fill out and return the attached flier……. 5th Vitales Breakfast

3/24 ~ 5th Grade visits the Middle School

3/26 ~ Vitale’s Breakfast Fundraiser

4/12 ~ Instrument Fittings here @ Georgetown

4/20 ~ Parent Informational Meeting @ Baldwin Middle/7pm

4/21 ~ Parent Informational Meeting @ Riley Middle/7pm

4/27 ~ Course Selection/Enrollments due back to your 5th Gr teacher

5/2 ~ 7pm 6th Gr Orientation for 5th Gr parents and students

5/19 ~ 5th grade CAMP meeting

5/25 thru 5/27 ~ 5th grade CAMP

6/3 ~ 5th Grade CELEBRATION!!!!

PTC NEWS………. Ok, how do you top WOW and You ROCK the House ?!! How about WOO-HOO and these parents of ours are ROCK STARS!!! The Georgetown PTC would like to thank everyone for the amazing show of love and support for a Georgetown family that recently experienced a house fire. As a school and local community, we raised $2665.00 for the Grooms/DeRouin family. Generosity like this is truly something our school should be proud of…. we not only care; we show that we care. Thank you…

EAGLE 5K/10K ……… ~ Please read the attached flier for more information regarding this race. The attachment also has the registration form attached to it……. 2011 Eagle Run brochure 021511 . The Hudsonville Athletic Boosters are once again sponsoring the Eagle 10k/5k run/walk on March 26, 2011. The races will begin at 9AM. Runners/walkers will begin at Hudsonville High School and will continue running through the city of Hudsonville. This is a fundraiser for the Athletes of Hudsonville High School. For more information log onto www.eagle10k.com or www.classicrace.com. Be sure to mark your calendars for
this event. If you would like to volunteer to work this event please call 893-5830 or email through the website. Thank you for your support of Hudsonville Athletics.

COMMUNITY NEWS………ONCE UPON A PANCAKE ~ ~ CHARACTER BREAKFAST…….. Allendale Music Boosters invites you to Once Upon a Pancake ~ A Character Breakfast. come have breakfast with your favorite prince princess, and storybook characters from 7am to 10am on Saturday, March12 at Main Street Pub in Allendale. Tickets are only $5 per plate which includes sausages, scrambled eggs, unlimited pancakes and a beverage. Tickets can be purchased at any Allendale Public School Office or reserve your tickets via email to allendalemusicboosters@gmail.com.

ALLENDALE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL’S 3 ON 3 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT – SATURDAY, MARCH 26………. Tournament location for Allendale Christian School’s Fifth Annual 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament will be the Allendale Public High School (grades 5-8) and Allendale Christian School (grades 3-4). ACS is hosting the tournament on Saturday, March 26. This double elimination tournament will have divisions for both girls and boys 3rd-8th grades. Trophies will be awarded to winning teams at each level. Tee shirts will be provided for each player. All area schools are invited to join us. Play will be continuous with refs at each court. Last year there were over 350 players that participated from area schools. Cost is $80 per team. Concessions will be available. Registration forms are due by March 4 and are available at ACS or on our website at allendalechristian.com. If you have questions or interested in becoming a sponsor, please contact Jody Ribbens @ 895-6016.

UPCOMING EVENTS

3/11 NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS

3/14 – 3/18 Spring Book Fair

3/15 & 3/16 PK/K Screening

3/16 Marco’s Pizza Night

3/17 4th Grade Field Trip to Lansing

3/18 MONDAY/WEDNESDAY KINDERGARTEN FRIDAY

3/24 5th Grade visits Baldwin Middle School

3/31 Georgetown Talent Show

4/1 – 4/10 SPRING BREAK!!!!!!

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Nurenberg : )

Posted on March 9, 2011 March 5, 2011

PTC Meeting: Thursday, March 10 @ 10 am

Tomorrow morning will be one of our day meetings for PTC. Mr. Nick Ceglarek, Superintendent, is our keynote speaker. He will share information about the district five year strategic plan as well as the upcoming May 3 Bond Vote.

The meeting will be held at 10 am in the Library. We would love to have you attend.

*NOTE: Two PTC meetings per year are held during the day to address parent requests for those who cannot attend our other 3-4 evening meetings during the year.

Posted on March 5, 2011

The Week Ahead: March 7-10, 2011

The upcoming week will be four days of school for students and five days for teachers. Friday, March 11 is a Professional Development day that provides teachers with an opportunity to attend classes to learn strategies to improve instruction.

Many thanks to everyone who attend Parent/Teacher Conferences last week. As a school, we had an attendance rating of 99% and those who could not attend are conferencing with the teachers by phone or via email. Collectively, as a staff, we feel incredibly fortunate to work with your children each day. Thank you for all you to do help us to learn how to advance your child intellectually, socially and emotionally each year.

I want to offer up a HUGE THANK YOU to the parents who provided us with a just perfect soup bar for dinner the first night of conferences. The teachers are with their students all day long and begin conferences 45 minutes after the students depart for the day. The soup and desserts were a real treat for all of us. Much of the conversation at dinner revolved around this topic: WE HAVE THE BEST PTC IN THE WORLD!

The snapshot of the week ahead is below. Our PTC meeting is this week Thursday at 10am in the Media Center. (Two of our meetings per year are in the morning….a request that has been made by parents who cannot make evening meetings.) Please note that our Superintendent, Mr. Nick Ceglarek, will be the keynote speaker. He will be sharing information about the upcoming bond vote (May 3) and the district’s long term strategic plan. PLEASE COME IF YOU CAN!

Have a great week.

Mrs. Reagan

Posted on March 4, 2011 March 4, 2011

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Happy March Georgetown Parents!

NEWS FROM THE OFFICE……… Well we made it through our first week of March and everyone survived Parent Teacher Conferences too!! Yeah! : ) We have a big week coming up, it is Kindergarten Round UP! Believe it or not, from here on out, the rest of the school year is going to fly by! For the count down to Spring Break……. 18 more school days!

KINDERGARTEN INFO……. Kindergarten Round-Up will be held on Tuesday, March 8 at 7pm. Please feel free to click the following links for the k registration and the health appraisal.

You may download this and fill them out and return them to Georgetown or you may stop in the office starting on Monday, January 24 to pick these up. We DO ask however, that when dropping off the filled out registrations that you bring in the child’s original birth certificate. If we do not receive the birth certificate along with the registration your kindergarten student will not be added to a classlist until we receive the birth certificate.

3/24 ~ 5th Grade visits the Middle School

3/26 ~ Vitale’s Breakfast Fundraiser

4/12 ~ Instrument Fittings here @ Georgetown

4/20 ~ Parent Informational Meeting @ Baldwin Middle/7pm

4/21 ~ Parent Informational Meeting @ Riley Middle/7pm

5/19 ~ 5th grade CAMP meeting

5/25 thru 5/27 ~ 5th grade CAMP

6/3 ~ 5th Grade CELEBRATION!!!!

PTC NEWS……. WOW ~ ~ Way to go Georgetown students and families! You ROCK the House!!! The basket raffles raised $1800.00 for Georgetown Elementary. This money is used to support learning in the classrooms. The lucky basket winners are……

KIDS CRAFTS (ECSE) ~~ Maggie Ambrose

SCRAPBOOKING (Boes) ~~ Madison DeKorte

GARDENING #1 (Bohl) ~~ Chloe Patrick

GARDENING #2 (Bohl) ~~ Cielle Waters-Umfleet

CAR CARE (Estefan) ~~ Paige Gradowski

TOY STORE (Jabaay) ~~ Ella Reifschneider

MOVIE NIGHT (Jurewicz) ~~ Victoria Eggers

CAMPING (Stadt) ~~ Parker Selders

TOY STORE (Taber) ~~ Rachel Kamer

SUMMER FUN (Woodring) ~~ Carter Braam

FAMILY GAME NIGHT (Kuieck) ~~ Xander Smith

CHOCOLATE DREAM (McDonald) ~~ Nick Randolph

DOG LOVER (Quigley) ~~ Hunter Gulch

EVERYTHING FOR A CHEF (Bialochowski) ~~ Miss Burmeister

HEALTH AND BEAUTY (Flory) ~~ Annalicia Hoag

EASTER TREATS AND ACTIVITIES (Greenlund) ~~ Taylor Truman

SWEETS AND TREATS (VanArkel) ~~ Brenden Tockstein

BOOKWORM (Bowen) ~~ Quinn Baar

COFFEE BREAK (Huizenga) ~~ Mrs. Becky Plumert

THE ATHLETE (Kooiker) ~~ Spencer VanTol

BEACH PARTY (Bouwens) ~~ Maya DeKorte

EAGLE SPIRIT (Burdis) ~~ Kaycie Lawrence

SPORT FAN (Burmeister) ~~ Jaden Jaski

BOOK FAIR……. Don’t forget our spring book fair is coming soon. It will be the week of March 14-18.

JET’S PIZZA NIGHT……. The classroom winner from the last Jet’s Pizza night was Mrs. Huizenga’s class. Way to go 4th graders and parents!! Once again the parents and students did a great job raising money for Georgetown. We raised $140 this time. Mrs. Huizenga will let her class know when the pizza party will be held.

COMMUNITY ED NEWS…….. Please visit the Community Ed website for the current ativities that are being offered right now for students. We also have a rack with fliers right outside our Multi-Purpose Room. Some of the current activities are Tae Kwon Do and Gymnastics/Dance/Cheer. I will attach the link for you to go right to the Community Ed website for your convenience and you may register online through this site. http://commed01.hudsonville.k12.mi.us/Default.aspx .

3 ON 3 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT……… for 3rd-6th Grade boys and girls on Saturday, March 12, 2011. Location: HUDSONVILLE UCC, 4950 32ND AVE, Hudsonville. Time: 9-3 pm. Sign up online at www.hudsonvillehoops.com by March 7, 2011. Limited team slots available so register early to make sure your team can play. Shirts for team of four and trophies for winning team. Entry fee is $90 per team and includes registered officials. For questions please call Karl @ 616.485.6233 or email hexcel34@gmail.com.

UPCOMING EVENTS

3/8 PK/K Round-Up @ 7pm

3/11 NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS

3/14 – 3/18 Spring Book Fair

3/15 & 3/16 PK/K Screening

3/16 Marco’s Pizza Night

3/17 4th Grade Field Trip to Lansing

3/18 MONDAY/WEDNESDAY KINDERGARTEN FRIDAY

3/24 5th Grade visits Baldwin Middle School

3/31 Georgetown Talent Show

4/1 – 4/10 SPRING BREAK!!!!!!

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Nurenberg : )

Posted on February 28, 2011 March 1, 2011

They read HOW many words?

Look at the photo above. Pictured are students in grades 3-5, Chloe, Quinn, Matthew, Ezra, Cam and Hunter. If you had to guess how many words they have EACH read in the past few months, would you say:

6000

420.003

560,321

1,000,000

If your answer was #4, ONE MILLION WORDS, you are correct!

Each of these Georgetown students has read 1,000,000 words earning them a place in the honorable and highly sought after GEORGETOWN MILLIONAIRES CLUB. This CLUB was initiated last year with 12 voracious readers who were awarded t-shirts and certificates at the end of the 2009-10 school year. Please note that Matthew Lawrence has now read 2,000,000 words…and rumor has it that he is closing in on another million!

I thought it would be a great idea to get a photo in the library with these readers surrounded by the books they consume. However, each time I asked them to say “CHEESE”, one or more had their faces looking into an open book!

This year they will each sign out the PTC donated NOOK e-reader with a story of their choice. The NOOK will then make it’s way from millionaire to millionaire to millionaire. We hope these readers can provide feedback on the value of adding more e-readers to our school library in the future.

And for those of you who think it is impossible to read one million words, YOU CAN SAY THAT NO MORE! Mrs. VandenBerg tracks in school reading for those who do book blogs, reading counts quizzes and other projects for reading. You can also keep track of your reading at home by using a form created by Mrs. VandenBerg. You can print this form and complete it at home: Million word club.

Posted on February 19, 2011 February 21, 2011

Classroom Basket Donation Extended

The donations end date for our PTC Classroom Basket Raffle has been extended. Donations will be accepted through February 23. To find out more about this fund raiser, visit: BASKET RAFFLE

And Remember this too: The tickets for the baskets ($1.00) each will be sold next week (Feb 28, March 1 and March 2) at lunchtime and during Parent Teacher Conferences. Many thanks to Chloe Patrick who reminded me to get this in the blog update!

Posted on February 14, 2011 February 13, 2011

Father/Daughter Dance Thank You

The evening was a great success as a result of the many people who came together! Because of all your help, the ENCHANTED EVENING was a fantastic time for fathers and daughters to spend time together.

I would love to acknowledge the following people:

Mrs. Reagan for allowing us such flexible usage of the building and setup times.
Mr. Rob for everything, especially putting up with the glitter! (I promise NO glitter next time.) And EVERYTHING else that you do that we don’t even know about.
The Georgetown PTC for your support.
Angie and Doni for fielding all the parent questions and collecting forms in the office for us.
PE teachers for loaning us their hula hoops and orange cones.
Thank you to our DJ Greg Rios for his awesomeness! And telling 100+ girls what his name is because I made it a question on the scavenger hunt. Ha!
Thanks to our photographer McConomy Photography. We can’t wait to see the pictures.
Robyn Smit for 300 delicious, fresh-baked cupcakes.
To my co-chair Stacey Alexander for contacting dozens of companies and getting donations for raffle prizes. And for enduring the swarm of girls around the raffle table.
A special thanks to our boys Spencer Alexander and his friend CJ for enduring their Tux’s, announcing the girl’s names and pitching in with the games!
To Mindy Jeltema for solving the “big” bracelet issue (they’re anklets too!) and being my “go-to” girl! You ROCK!
Staci Nieboer for being willing to do anything and everything including clapping for almost 2 hours because the kids couldn’t hear the music for our Musical Thrones game. And for saving your Grandma’s jewelry so we had some fun clip-on earrings for the Dad’s to wear for dress-up.
Linda Verburg for being our fruit kabob leader and Hula Hoop helper. Thanks for hanging in there when I forgot to rotate you to a different game! Oh, and let’s not forget expert duct tape ripper!
Jodie Harris for being our popcorn master! You DEFINITELY earned your pay.
Melissa Pell who was a trooper picking up and delivering 120 balloons! Thanks for your high heel shoes, too. I hope they are still in tact.
My errand girls: Mindy Jeltema, Stacey Alexander, Kathy Everts, and Michelle Walker!
Brenda Zuverink for being the photo helper and writing down 172 (my best guess) girls names and of course your Treasury duties and availability.
Renee Baar for climbing tall ladders and hanging christmas lights.
Cindy and Jamie for welcoming all of our pretty girls to the dance and pouring endless drinks.
Our Dad’s Mr. Alexander, Mr. Verburg, Mr. Pell and Mr. Troyer who stuck around and helped cleanup.
For food donation or setup: Regina Smith, Shannon Foley, Sara Baker, Julie Reifschneider.
To all of the dad’s for making the night fun, wearing high heel shoes, makeup and feather boa’s, and showing us your best air guitar.

Donation Recognition:

Micandy Gardens
Costco
Lowes (specifically the regional manager Charlie and his wife Yvonne Clark)
White Caps
Grand Valley Basketball
Thousand Oaks Golf Club
Old Orchard Juice
Dicks Sporting Goods
Design One
Olive Garden

Amanda Troyer

Future Mother-Son event planner…wanna help?

Posted on February 11, 2011

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HAPPY FRIDAY GEORGETOWN PARENTS!

NEWS FROM THE OFFICE….. Well we are that much closer to our wonderful winter break!! Hopefully your students told you about the really cool math assembly that we had here at Georgetown on Thursday. I think the students really liked this!

We want to inform the parents of Georgetown on how our OUTDOOR recess policy works. We know that many of you have been watching the weather lately and keeping track of the air and windchill temperatures. We want you to rest at ease that we do check the air AND windchill temperatures in the morning before school AND at recess times. We are able to get the ACTUAL temperature and the windchill factor right HERE at Georgetown. We have a “Weatherbug” device attached to the school and we log into this and it gives us the temperature and windchill temperature. The RULE we use here at school is that IF the AIR temperature OR the WINDCHILL is BELOW ZERO we let them in before school and will keep them in at recess time. Thanks for understanding this policy and remember the students DO NEED to get out and get some fresh air and be able to run around, so therefor, make sure they are prepared for outside recess! Thank you! : )

KINDERGARTEN INFO……. Kindergarten Round-Up will be held on Tuesday, March 8 at 7pm. Please feel free to click the following links for the k registration and the health appraisal.

5th Grade News……. We just wanted to inform you of some important information that was passed along from the Middle Schools. MARCH 24 our 5th grade students get to visit the Middle School for a tour, they will hear music performances from the 6th grade band/choir/orchestra and they will get to have lunch there. (Most of the students think this is the BEST part!). APRIL 12 will be instrument fittings for all 5th graders here at Georgetown in the afternoon. (All students have the opportunity to try out different instruments to see what might work for them). APRIL 20 (Baldwin Middle) and APRIL 21 (Riley Middle) will be Parent Informational Meetings at the Middle Schools. The meetings are IDENTICAL so you may attend either meeting.

PTC NEWS…… Just a quick note about one of our families here at school. Probably most of you have received something through School Messenger or read about this on the Georgetown Blog. The Grooms/DeRouin home caught fire last Friday afternoon. We are accepting monetary donations for our family here at school and you may send this to school in an envelope marked “Family Donation”. We will be collecting these in the office until Monday, February 28.

BOX TOP INFO……. Our next Box Top competition ends February 17^th! The classroom from each wing with the most Box Tops will win a movie afternoon with a special Box Tops product snack! Earn 70 bonus Box Tops when you purchase 10 Box Tops products at Meijer through February 9^th! As with all Box Tops, they must be submitted before their expiration date, so please get them turned in asap! Shop at the Box Tops Marketplace to earn even more money for Georgetown, visit www.btfe.com and sign up! Georgetown also wants your Campbell’s labels and Spartan UPC codes!

CLASSROOM BASKETS…… We are asking for everyone’s help with this! This is a great way to help raise money for Georgetown and it is fun for the students also! Your student’s teacher will be notifying you of the theme they have selected for their classroom basket. The PTC is asking for the students to make a donation to their classroom basket by FEBRUARY 17. The raffle tickets for these baskets will be on sale during lunch hours and conference times from February 28 through March 2. The drawing will be held for the baskets on Thursday, March 3. If you have any questions, or would be interested in helping to assemble the baskets and or sell raffle tickets, please contact Staci Nieboer at jns92@prodigy.net or at 669-1923.

SPRING BOOK FAIR…….. The PTC is looking for a Book Fair C0 Chair. The spring book fair will be held the week of March 14 through 18. This is a wonderful experience for the students here at Georgetown, shopping at the book fair. If this is something that you think you might be interested in, please contact Cindy Roerig at 669-1285 or via email at cmroerig@yahoo.com .

COMMUNITY ED NEWS…….. We have two new activities listed this week for Community Ed. Please read the following fliers in regards to the new activities. Boys Wrestling Clinic Wrestform2011 and Cooking For Kids Cooking2011 . Feel free to contact Community Ed directly at 669-7747, ext #3 with any questions you may have. You may also register online by visiting http://commed01.hudsonville.k12.mi.us/Default.aspx .

Grand Valley State University……….Winter Youth Football Camp

Who: Grades 1-8

When: February 20, 2011

What Time: 2:00-5:00

Where: Laker Turf Building

How Much: $30

The Winter Youth Camp will emphasize football fundamentals – blocking, tackling, passing, catching. Both offensive and defensive skills will be taught. GVSU’s coaches and players will provide instruction on a variety of football skills. Games and competitions will be held with a focus on fun and skill development. Please see the attached link for more info.

http://www.grandvalleystatefootballcamps.com/youth-camp.cfm

EAGLE 5K/10K ……… ~ The Hudsonville Athletic Boosters are once again sponsoring the Eagle 10k/5k run/walk on March 26, 2011. The races will begin at 9AM. Runners/walkers will begin at Hudsonville High School and will continue running through the city of Hudsonville. This is a fundraiser for the Athletes of Hudsonville High School. For more information log onto www.eagle10k.com or www.classicrace.com. Be sure to mark your calendars for
this event. If you would like to volunteer to work this event please call 893-5830 or email through the website. Thank you for your support of Hudsonville Athletics.

COMMUNITY NEWS……… Hudsonville Little League Registration Information. Registration info is at www.hudsonvillelittleleague.com for AGES 4-18. We also have a Challenger Division for disadvantaged kids.

HUDSONVILLE BOYS’ BASKETBALL AND TEXAS ROADHOUSE……. Are hosting a fundraiser!! FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25 from 11am to 2pm. Proceeds from this fundraiser go to the Hudsonville Boys’ Basketball Program. Please help them out by enjoying a great lunch. Please read the attached flier for all of the details Texas Roadhouse fundraiser .

ALLENDALE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL’S 3 ON 3 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT – SATURDAY, MARCH 26………. Tournament location for Allendale Christian School’s Fifth Annual 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament will be the Allendale Public High School (grades 5-8) and Allendale Christian School (grades 3-4). ACS is hosting the tournament on Saturday, March 26. This double elimination tournament will have divisions for both girls and boys 3rd-8th grades. Trophies will be awarded to winning teams at each level. Tee shirts will be provided for each player. All area schools are invited to join us. Play will be continuous with refs at each court. Last year there were over 350 players that participated from area schools. Cost is $80 per team. Concessions will be available. Registration forms are due by March 4 and are available at ACS or on our website at allendalechristian.com. If you have questions or interested in becoming a sponsor, please contact Jody Ribbens @ 895-6016.

Now Enrolling for Hudsonville Public School – Preschool, Kindergarten Care, Before and After School Care, and Summer Programs
Registration information can be found at the Hudsonville Public School website, www.hudsonville.k12.mi.us under Early Childhood Programs or call 616-797-0842.

Free 4 year old Preschool (child must turn four by Dec. 1, 2011)

GSRP (Great Start Readiness Preschool) is a FREE state-funded preschool program for Hudsonville four year olds who meet certain criteria. This program allows children who qualify an opportunity to receive a high-quality preschool experience who may not otherwise have the chance. Parent/Guardian’s must provide transportation to and from the program. Children meeting at least two of the 25 criteria listed on the application can qualify.
Some examples of the criteria include: household income, single parent, unemployed parent, and many others.

The Hudsonville Public Schools’ GSRP program has openings as long as state budget allocations allow. Families who show the greatest need will be enrolled first. Registration begins January 10, 2011. Registration information can be found at the Hudsonville Public School website, www.hudsonville.k12.mi.us under Early Childhood Programs or call 616-797-0842.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

2/12 Father/Daughter Evening 6p to 8p

2/14 Valentine’s Parties

2/16 Marco’s Pizza Night

2/18 AND 2/21 NO SCHOOL……..WINTER BREAK : )

2/25 M/W Kindergarten

2/28 thru 3/2 Parent teacher conferences

Have a great day,

Mrs. Nurenberg : )

Amanda Troyer

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